Brasil June 12 - July 14, 2014

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I've studied the possibilities, and I'm pretty confident Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain will reach the semis; everything is possible between those four, but I'd bet on Argentina if Leo Messi finally explodes with his national team...

Article on how to stream all the matches:

http://lifehacker.com/how...1587280464

Can't wait!

And then there's this, LOL:

Uruguay and Ivory Coast may put some pressure on Brazil's side fo the draw.

A few guys I know have punted Belgium but I think next time round for that squad.

The US is going to surprise a lot folks

I'll be surprized if they score a goal

only Australia will end up with a worse standing.

laardilla10 said:

The US is going to surprise a lot folks

yeah, I'll surprised if they even manage to defeat Ghana (good team)

[Edited 6/11/14 16:31pm]

12 hours to kick-off

hurry up!

laardilla10 said:

The US is going to surprise a lot folks

I think we've got to beat Ghana and at least tie against Portugal or Germany. And Ghana has to beat Portugal.

It's gonna be tough but that's why they play the games!

I CAN'T WAIT!

Despite an own goal, Brazil opens up World Cup 2014 with a 3-1 victory over Croatia.

RodeoSchro said:

Dave1992 said:

RodeoSchro said:

I think we've got to beat Ghana and at least tie against Portugal or Germany. And Ghana has to beat Portugal.

It's gonna be tough but that's why they play the games!

I CAN'T WAIT!

No chance drawing against either Portugal or Germany...

I'm hoping that Germany kills Portugal and Ghana so badly that they rest their starters against the USA. But heck - their reserves could start for almost any other country.

RodeoSchro said:

ugh, nevermind, Spain is rubbish

FIFA should consider instant replay. Mexico was robbed 2 goals.

Oh boy, Spain received a brutal beating.

Phishanga said:

Oh boy, Spain received a brutal beating.

indeed

worst opening ever by a winning team defending the title

Netherlands Destroys Spain 5-1 In A Historic World Cup Upset

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In a result that will send shockwaves through the world soccer, the Netherlands scored five unanswered goals to beat defending champion Spain 5-1 on the second day of the World Cup.

It's the worst defeat ever suffered by a defending champion.

Spain has been the best team in the world for nearly a decade, winning three-straight major competitions. On Friday they were embarrassed by a Dutch team that barely kept up with them in a lackluster World Cup final in 2010.

The Netherlands came into the game as heavy underdogs. Many experts were picking them to finish th...p of Death.

They left with all three points in one of the best performances ever, considering the opponent.

• 2:59 PM

• The Dutch XI

• 2:59 PM

• Spain's lineup

• 3:01 PM

• We're off. This is a juicy one.

• 3:04 PM

• 4TH MINUTE: Diego Costa, who was born in Brazil, booed on his first touch.

• 3:08 PM

• SAVE SPAIN! Sneijder got 1-on-1 with Casillas and he shot it right at him.

• 3:10 PM

• 10TH MINUTE: A brilliant pass by Robben sent Sneijder clean through. The underdogs could regret that. 0-0 early

• 3:13 PM

• 13TH MINUTE: Diego Costa has some space on the left side of the box but the ball gets stuck in his feet.

• 3:16 PM

• Nigel de Jong fouls Busquets. Game is official now

• 3:21 PM

• 21ST MINUTE: Netherlands doing a decent job of breaking up play, but just launching balls forward when they get possession. 0-0

• 3:26 PM

• PENALTY SPAIN! DIEGO COSTA DRAWS IT

• 3:26 PM

• Costa left the training leg dangling, and Vlaar cut him down. Fair penalty

• 3:27 PM

• Xabi Alonso to take it

• 3:27 PM

• GOAL SPAIN! 1-0 on a penalty

• 3:35 PM

• 35TH MINUTE: Netherlands really playing well after the goal. More possession in the last 10 minutes or so. 1-0 Spain

• 3:43 PM

• 42ND MINUTE: Spain the better team so far. Not as much possession as we're used to, but not allowing any chances. 1-0

• 3:43 PM

• SAVE HOLLAND! Silva tries to chip the goalie and it's deflected out for a corner

• 3:44 PM

• GOAL NETHERLANDS!

• 3:45 PM

• VAN PERSIE SCORES ON A LOOPING HEADER

• 3:45 PM

• Goal of the tournament so far. 1-1

• 3:55 PM

• Air RvP

• 4:05 PM

• We're off

• 4:09 PM

• 51ST MINUTE: Netherlands stars the 2nd half well. 1-1 is a result they'd take

• 4:09 PM

• GOAL HOLLAND!

• 4:10 PM

• ROBBEN SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-1. He got it on the left foot

• 4:20 PM

• Diego Costa off in the 62nd minute for Fernando Torres

• 4:21 PM

• Costa looked a bit rusty today. Made some good runs, drew a PK, but his finishing wasn't great.

• 4:21 PM

• GOAL NETHERLANDS! 3-1!

• 4:22 PM

• De Vjri scores at the far post on a free kick. Terrible keeping by Casillas.

• 4:25 PM

• Goal disallowed. Spain puts it in the net put David Silva is offside.

• 4:29 PM

• GOAL NETHERLANDS! VAN PERSIE MAKES IT 4-1

• 4:30 PM

• IT'S A BEATING

• 4:31 PM

• Casillas as been suspect on the last 2 goals

• 4:36 PM

• 79TH MINUTE: Lens comes on for van Persie, who scored two goals.

• 4:37 PM

• GOAL ROBBEN! 5-1! WHAT IS HAPPENING

• 4:39 PM

• Robben outran Ramos, spun around Casillas, and scored.

• 4:43 PM

• 86TH MINUTE: Everyone is stunned. Spain will have to recover well to get out of this group.

• 4:44 PM

• It's a firing range now. Holland is rampant.

• 4:45 PM

• Spain has won three-straight major competitions, by the way.

• 4:48 PM

• 90TH MINUTE: Spain is toast. Holland pushing for a 6th

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England.

ROBIN VAN PERSIE

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

[Edited 6/14/14 17:18pm]

Can someone help me figure out something? When the players are arguing with the referees, are they arguing in English or their native language? Are all of the futbol players fluent in every language on the planet? Someone help me figure this out. Thanks!

SeventeenDayze said:

Dave1992 said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Can someone help me figure out something? When the players are arguing with the referees, are they arguing in English or their native language? Are all of the futbol players fluent in every language on the planet? Someone help me figure this out. Thanks!

English is the main football language. Most of the time it's broken English, of course.

Thanks for your response I kid you not, just a few minutes after I typed this question, there was a play that happened between France and Honduras and I could hear the referee yelling at the player in Spanish. But, he would only say one or two words. So yes, thanks for telling me the answer to this question. I'll see if I can hear their broken English

I guess they can also use body language to see if a player is being rude to the referee and gets the red card